Chapter 2 - P rogramme 1 - Department of Defence

DEFENCE OUTPUTS
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The outputs provided by the DOD to Government are as follows:
• Defence commitments, which include
• operations that are ongoing in nature, and for which plans and financial provision can be made in
advance;
• operations that must be executed during the year and, if unforeseeable, for which no provision has
been made; and
• joint and multinational exercises required to prepare forces for operations
• Landward defence capabilities
• Air defence capabilities
• Maritime defence capabilities
• Military health capabilities
• Defence diplomacy, which includes
• the deployment of Defence Attachés;
• the servicing of defence-related Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs); and
• participation in the defence structures of the United Nations (UN) and the African Union (AU)
• The servicing of international agreements, which include
• search-and-rescue operations; and
• hydrographical services
• The provision of defence-related policy advice and ministerial services
• Cryptographic security services for Government departments
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The Department’s performance in achieving these objectives is detailed in Chapters 2 to 10 of this report.
Appendices provide more detail on the Reserves and defence diplomacy.
9 Annual Report FY 2007 - 2008
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